2nd In-person meeting of the MULTI-HERITAGE 2024 project
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Heritage Preservation in Tomar
The 2nd in-person meeting of the project MULTI-HERITAGE 2024: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Heritage Preservation (ref. 101180427), launched under the ERASMUS+ Programme and coordinated by the Valahia University of Targoviste (VUT), took place on the 12th and 13th of May 2025 in Tomar. The Polytechnic University of Tomar (IPT) hosted the second meeting of a series of three foundational and instrumental meetings in the process of developing a master’s programme aligned with the objectives of the ERASMUS Mundus Design Measures, which aims to present an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to the preservation of cultural heritage. Delegations from the seven universities that make up the project were present: Valahia University of Targoviste (Romania), D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics (Bulgaria), University of South Bohemia (Czechia), Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University (Turkey), University of Camerino (Italy), University of Trnava (Slovakia) and the host organisation, Polytechnic University of Tomar (Portugal). The delegation from the latter was made up of Professors Célio Marques, Hermínia Sol, Ricardo Triães and Andreia Nogueira, as well as the Head of the Culture Division of Tomar City Council, Dr. Ana Soares, who is a member of the project’s Advisory Board.
This meeting enabled progress to be made on the creation of a Best Practices Manual, the development of the curriculum programme and the accreditation process to be started.
The programme also included a visit to the Viticulture Commission of the Vinho Verde Region (CVRVV), whose headquarters are at Silva Monteiro’s Palace in Porto, where the group of participants was welcomed by the President of the CVRVV, Ms. Dora Simões, as well as by Professor António Barros Cardoso, President of the Portuguese Association for the History of Vine and Wine (APHVIN). A lecture on the history of vinho verde was also given by TECHN&ART researcher Mr. José Luís Braga, thus providing the different delegations with knowledge about the intersection of various cultural aspects, especially in the north of Portugal, with this wine heritage, some of which was demonstrated during the guided tour of Porto city centre, also led by Mr. José Luís Braga.
In order to contribute to the process of creating and consolidating the project’s identity, an ideas competition was organised by Prof. Regina Delfino, Director of the Editorial Design Master’s Degree, to choose the best logo proposal for MULTI-HERITAGE 2024. The winning proposal was submitted by António Pedro Assis Fernandes, a student on the Graphic Arts Design and Technology BA degree, and the proposal by Beatriz Cotrim, a student on the Editorial Design master’s degree, which came second, was given an honourable mention by the jury.
The meeting ended with a commitment to move forward with the accreditation process for the MULTI-HERITAGE Mundus master’s degree, ensuring that deadlines are met and that the curriculum is aligned with defined best practices, industry needs and cutting-edge methodologies in heritage education.
